LucilliantPearl

You can call me Luci, she/her, mostly KOTLC, some Star Wars, profile pic made with Djarn's character maker

[twilightofthesandwiches]

Congratulations! You are now a Magic-User!!

Spin the wheel to find out in which way your Magic begins to gradually transform your body?

How do you feel about this?

HELL YEAH THIS IS PERFECT FOR ME

This is very cool!

This is neat, I guess…

I mean, it could definitely be worse….

I feel utterly indifferent about this change

Honestly, I don’t think I’d even notice anything is different

This transformation has both strong upsides and downsides, I feel conflicted

This is perfect for me (Deragetory)

This isn’t the worst, but I still feel disappointed…

This feels pretty sucky tbh…

This is a very lousy side-effect, but at least I still have magic, right?

THIS IS SO SO BAD MAGIC ISN'T WORTH IT FOR THIS SIDE EFFECT

Voting ended onApr 12

[a-silly-poll-side-blog-yay]

the item you held last {phone doesn't count} just disappeared, just poof stopped existing are you mad about it?

yes

no

happy actually?

NOOOOOOOOO

neutral

results

Voting ended onApr 9

[spin-the-wheel-polls]

You can only drink the drink you get from this wheel for a month!

https://wheelofnames.com/uh3-8jf

how're you feeling?

Great!

okay, I could do it

okay, I couldn't do it

dead

horrible

im allergic/intolerant

Results

Voting ended onApr 9

[airbus-a380-800]

do you want to see a random species of bird

[todaysbird]

is that even a question

[alanaisalive]

The other night husband and I were watching a documentary about the yeti where they were doing DNA analysis of samples of supposed yeti fur, and every one of them came back as bears.

Anyway, the next night we watched a thing about some pig man who is supposed to live in Vermont. People said it had claws and a pig nose but walked upright like a man. Now, I happen to know that sideshows used to shave bears and present them as pig men. So every piece of evidence they gave of this monster sounds to me like a bear with mange.

So now the running joke in our house is that everything is bears. Aliens? Bears. Loch Ness monster? Bear. Every cryptozoological mystery is just a very crafty bear.

Bears. They’re everywhere. Be wary. Anyone or anything could be a bear.

[iguanamouth]

oh shit

[throughshadow-to-the-edgeofnight]

[alanaisalive]

As the OP of this post, I’m going to threaten that if this gets to one million notes by the 10 year anniversary on 1 June 2026, one year from today, I will get a lower back tattoo of the loch ness bear monster.

[docd666]

Y'all know what to do Tumblr.

[gaitwae]

pick the one you had a preference towards, even if you never saw any of these

Pirates of the Caribbean

Lord of the Rings

Star Wars

Narnia

Voting ended onJan 15

Reblogs appreciated, I'm conducting a study!!!

[a-silly-poll-side-blog-yay]

someone just broke in! your 3 last emojis are your reaction, will you scare them off?

yes

no

bruh

results

Voting ended onJan 10

[fish-without-legs]

😨👋😔... seems not!

[thesightofthestarsmakemesmile]

😭😔👍 looks like I'd just cry and let them do their business :'(((

[do-not-u-dare]

🫂😔😭

I… hug them while crying? Idk if that would scare them off

[lucilliantpearl]

😋🙂‍↔️🤷‍♀️

I am eating a delicious dinner and refuse to let them join me, sorry too bad? I don’t think they’re scared off.

[hockpock]

ADHD time blindness be like "oh, today is the 30th? that's fine, December is still next month, that's forever away!

...what do you mean tommorrow?"

[hockpock]

happy 1 year anniversary to this post,

DECEMBER IS TOMMORROW.

AGAIN.

[nekoqueenalice]

PSA: AO3 Bots Are Getting Worse (And Here's What You Need To Know)

Alright so if you're active on AO3, you've probably heard about the bot problem. It's been going on for years but it's gotten way worse lately, so here's a breakdown of what's happening and how to protect yourself.

What Are AO3 Bots?

Basically spam accounts that leave comments on fics. They're automated and they've been plaguing the site since like 2021, but they keep getting more sophisticated.

Types of Bots You Might See:

Praise Bots - These leave super generic compliments that could apply to literally any fic. Stuff like "This is pure genius, I'm in awe of your world-building" or "This deserves all recognition." The dead giveaway is when someone praises your "heartwarming" fic when everyone literally died and the earth shattered around them lmao.

Hateful/Cruel Bots - These are the really fucked up ones. They scrape REAL AO3 usernames and attach them to horrible, cruel comments. So innocent people get their names attached to hateful shit they never said. If you see a mean comment, check if the username is clickable - if it's not linked to an actual profile, it's a bot.

Kudos Bots - Some authors have woken up to like 30-60 fake kudos dumped on their fics all at once, with no corresponding increase in hit counts. This completely destroys the metric system especially in smaller fandoms.

AI Accusation Bots - These accuse authors of using ChatGPT or other AI tools, sometimes on fics that are literally older than the AI programs they're being accused of using. Some link to "AI detection tools" which are likely just trying to get you to feed more fics into AI training databases.

Misinformation Bots - A newer type that showed up in May 2025 claiming AO3 was removing works to "conserve server space" and telling authors to delete their own work or risk being banned. Complete bullshit - AO3 has never done this and never will.

Mary Sue Bots - Accuse your OCs of being Mary Sues, even when your fic only has canon characters and no self-inserts at all.

Art Commission Scam Bots - Leave praise then offer to make comic/art commissions of your fic. They get you off-site to Discord or Instagram, take your payment, then either send AI-generated garbage or ghost you completely.

How Do They Work?

The bots comment as unregistered guests and scrape real AO3 usernames to attach to their comments. The username shows up but isn't clickable and has no actual profile associated with it (unless you search for that name directly, which makes it look legit at first).

The newer ones are getting smarter too - they scrape your fic's tags and use them to make the generic praise seem more personalized. So if you tagged "angst" they'll specifically mention emotions and tension.

How To Spot Them:

Username isn't clickable/has no profile

Generic praise that could apply to any fic

Comments that make zero sense for what actually happened in your story

Multiple comments hitting your fics really fast (like 7 comments timestamped over 9 hours)

Sudden spike in kudos with no matching increase in hits

Anyone trying to get you off-site for commissions or services

The Emotional Impact:

This shit genuinely hurts authors. Some don't realize they're bots at first and think the hate comments or AI accusations are real criticism of their writing. There's also concerns from neurodivergent and ESL authors who worry their real comments will be mistaken for bots because their writing style might seem stilted.

And if your username gets stolen? You might have to track down authors and explain that hateful comment wasn't actually you.

What You Can Do:

As an author:

Delete bot comments as soon as you spot them

If it gets bad, lock your comments to registered users only (Settings → Privacy → "Only show your work to registered users")

Report the comments if you can

As a reader/commenter:

Don't panic if your username got stolen - reach out to the author and explain it wasn't you

Keep leaving real comments! Authors need to know there are real people who love their work

Maybe make your comments a bit more specific/personal so authors know you're real

Everyone:

Spread awareness so people know what to look for

Don't feed fics into "AI detection tools" that bots link to

Why Are They Doing This?

Honestly? Probably to keep AI brands in the "fandom news" cycle and create controversy. Some are straight-up scams. Either way, they suck.

Stay safe out there and keep supporting your favorite authors with real comments. We need that genuine engagement now more than ever. 💜

Tagging all my mutuals @ruinationz and @turbotasticnumberone and @cartoon-cat7241 and @cru5h-cascades and @seleyaaaa and @mono-squamblo and @strayfelinez and @strangelilangel and @yukihirop and @rivertheemoo and @meatmedallion and @drownedsilverforever and @senpaipaws and @cartoonlover999 and @byronicmoron and @resolutelymadvermin and @wanka-wanky and @looksmokin and @justwatchedsometv and @oakwoodvida and @human-n0-l0ng3r and @glooberousgoon and @goddess-of-lov3 and @lucifersdog-luci and @casethecreep and @aoihibiki247 and and @klyju and @fleshistic and @golshi-sweetheart and @femmesagemoon222 and @4ggravatez and @resonanthideoutruin and @saddmyths and @homestuckyaoi413 and @blueloky and @divine-vxnity and @ace-productions7 and @fiberopticemoweeb666 and @cryptedlullaby and @3veryth1ngstays and @blossomletters and @alpheiaa and @juniizhq and @sapphicavocado and @bloodybigirl and @yanderehiro and @dnplicoricenutttt and @russkiy-american-dreams and @2catnip4me and @miracle-winkel and @mickyx-x and @biblicallyunhingedtheo and @the-only-good-ai and @prettirei and @unhinged-pink-espresso and @patchofglass

[jessicas-pi]

star wars AU where the Jedi are misunderstood in a completely different way than in canon completely due to space disney's portrayals of Jedi in their space disney princess movies. space cinderella has a Jedi godmother. space sleeping beauty is protected by the three good Jedi. instead of a genie, space aladdin gets a Jedi. everyone ends up convinced the Jedi are benevolent wish-granting magical creatures and it's so dang funny that the Jedi never bother to correct them. when palpatine tries to execute order 66 the clones are like 'idk man that seems really space maleficent of you' and hang up on him

[francesderwent]

trust in the Lord is like trust in a beloved author. I picked up this book because I know the kind of stories you’ve told before. I know your stories are told with love for the characters and love for the reader. and even though you sometimes take things in directions that scare me, that I don’t understand and that I wouldn’t have chosen myself, I know you’re a better author than I could ever be, you’ve proved it over and over. so I trust that in the end, all the hurt will be part of something beautiful. I trust that failure and despair will not get the final say. I trust that you know what you’re doing.

He wrote the Incarnation, death, and resurrection of Jesus. He wrote every miracle and grace in my life. what reason do I have to fear?

[fictionadventurer]

Is there a word for that thing in stories where there's a shared underlying element or approach even across wildly different genres? It's more specific than plot structure or shared themes, but more fundamental than tropes.

Like in the western, the mysterious drifter who only occasionally shows hints that he's some great gunslinger feels a lot like a fairy tale character--the atoning knight or the disguised fairy king. You could call it an archetype, but it relies at least as much on the tone of the story as on the character itself--if you take a sense of wonder approach, it feels like a fairy tale, but from a different perspective it could feel completely different.

Or it could be about the similar approach. The historical fiction about how factories are changing society is, in its approach and concerns, the same as a science fiction story about how robots are changing society.

Just an underlying resonance that makes different stories feel the same, even if they have wildly different settings and tropes and trappings. A classification that might be more fundamental than genre when it comes to finding stories one might like. Whatever it is, I love it.

[lucilliantpearl]

Let’s graze along this fence with mama

[lucilliantpearl]

Let’s graze along this fence with mama

[fintan-pyren]

Spin this wheel first and then this wheel second to generate the title of a YA fantasy novel!

(If the second wheel lands on an option ending with a plus sign, spin it again)

Would you read a book with this title?

Absolutely!

Sure, why not?

Probably not

You could not force me at gunpoint to read something with this title

Voting ended onJun 26, 2025

Share what you got!

[marietheran-archived]

Any of you have recommendations for fantasy or sci-fi without much sexual content?

Self-published or Christian works welcome but only if they're high quality (i.e. not worse than general market fiction).

And, of course, I have to add I've read everything by Tolkien and Lewis.

[marietheran-archived]

Btw short stories and novellas are fine and the less known the work, the better :)

[lemonduckisnowawake]

Sorry to put this on the body of the post but MY TIME HAS COME!

Anything by KM Shea (I recommend starting with her Magiford or Timeless Fairy Tale series, if you want something big, or her King Arthurs or Elves of Lessa if you want something smaller. Also, her rgp lit under AM Sohma is great)

Kyle Robert Shultz's Afterverse books. Best of the best. 10/10. Highly recommended if you want chaos and heart

Kate Stradling if you want "one-shot" stories but in novel format. She does mostly fantasy but her Altair books are dystopian but…in the light sense, if that's anything to you?

Celeste Baxendell if you want something that'll rip your heart to shreds but still give a happy ending

Tales of Goldstone Wood for some hauntingly beautiful Christian fantasy (in my opinion, the first book is sliiiightly the weakest but still worth a read)

Blades of Acktar for non-magical but not of this world Christian fantasy. So good. This author KNOWS what she's talking about, isn't afraid to namedrop God/Jesus, but never makes it preachy

Beyond the Tales (same author as above, Tricia Mingerink) but Christian allegorical fractured fairy tales with Native American inspired kingdoms

Tara Grayce is Mingerink's alt who writes more general fantasy. Still clean and so fun

Okay, sue me but I like Paul McCusker and Chuck Black. The former wrote the Passages series, and it's probably been over a decade since I've read them...but they're basically bible stories set in another world. Chuck Black has…questionable theology to me (a bit too…pro America, I guess?) but his Knights books have interesting symbolism that compels me

Gail Carson Levine and Jessica Day George are two awesome fractured fairy tale and fantasy writers. Big recommend

T. Kingfisher has some amazing books, but I've only read two (Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking and The Seventh Bride)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Grace Lin) is a really love tale in a Chinese setting that has a lovely mythological feel to it, diving on stories and such

WR Gingell's books are ALWAYS fun (Lady of Dreams series and City Between will always be my favorites of hers)

The Ascendance trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen has some amazing twisty fantasy political drama but made to be palatable

AG Marshall has great fairy tale retellings that are just fun to read. Her characters are chaotic and it's so much fun

I'm very fond of Allison Tebo's books. Shorter novellas, for the most part and also fractured fairy tales (can you see a thread?)

Melanie Cellier has fun fractured fairy tales and fantasies. For me, they can be hit or miss but they're all generally nicely written

Sarah K. Wilson has so many fantasies. I've only really read her Dragon school books and they're all SO incredible (bonus points for the protagonist who uses a cane)

Britain Kalai Soderquist is also a fairy tale writer. Her two books I've read, though, operate in a regency world and take the epistolary form. Basically two women living two fairy tales writing to each other the chaos they're experiencing

Arielle Baily has a fun novel called the Icarus Aftermath which is a sci-fi and Greek mythology blend (I say fun but it's also devastating)

Kendra Merritt also has an amazing series of disabled fairy tales and a dnd-inspired book series (under KM Merritt). Heads up for lgbtq implications since I know that's not for some people

On that note, I'd also recommend Legends and Lattes but (again) lgbt pairing

Patricia C Wrede's Enchanted Forest Chronicles

CB Cook has a really fun superhero series following twins; a little too light sometimes for me but still really fun

I recommend anything by Alydia Rackham, period. If you want fantasy, Baldur's Tears or her fairy tale books are incredible. If you want something shorter, the sherlock-adjacent Mute of Pendywick Place books are a delight

Intisar Kanani, again fairy tales, is amazing I love Wingfeather Saga. It was one of my obsessions. I am ALWAYS a fan of humor that can be spun into depth

Finley Aaron - I love her fairy tales and would have started on her dragon books, except I think she stopped publishing

James Riley's books are a riot. The ones I read were his fairy-tale based ones which are amazing! Chaotic gremlin duo who should not be trusted but somehow are the most qualified for the job

Suzanne Collins' Underland Chronicles will always be a favorite of mine (ironically, I've only read one of her Hunger Games books)

Also highly recommend George MacDonald. Light Princess, Princess and the Goblin, and some of his short stories are a great place to start.

Other authors I recommend/have heard good things about that are clean: Kirsten Fichter, Deborah Grace White, Camille Peters, Kenley Davidson, Patrick W Carr, Shannon Hale, SD Smith, HL Burke, Diana Wynne Jones, Lea Doue, Christopher Healy, I don't know anymore

Actually, in general, I recommend looking at the goodreads pages of authors you like and see what they've read, too. Some of them leave reviews and the clean-writers author indie group is a web with easily followable threads. I've also found good authors by looking at general reviews and seeing authors they're compared to.

Anyway, excuse the dump of words, OP! But I wish you luck reading!

[who-do-i-know-this-man]

Prisoner's dilemma poll. So not look at tags until you vote. After you vote see what prev did and gain points based on the list below

Selfish Choice

Cooperative Choice

Voting ended onMar 10, 2025

Both Selfish; you each lose 2 points

You Selfish, prev Cooperative; You gain 2 points

You Cooperative, prev Selfish; You lose 1 point, prev gains 1 point

Both Cooperative; You Each gain 1 points

(ps make sure to say what you voted)

Making this post long so you have to scroll to see prev's tags.